SoCal SkyLights: Vandenberg launches Impending launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base http://www.socal-skylights.org/sky_vandenberg.html en-us An Atlas 5 will launch a reconnaissance satellite -- Sept 20, 2010, time TBD The payload is provided by the National Reconnaissance Office http://www.socal-skylights.org/sky_vandenberg.html#20101005 20101005 Wed, 16 Aug 2010 00:40:00 PDT A Minotaur IV to orbit a surveillance satellite -- September 26 2010, time 9:41 PM to 9:55 PM The Minotaur is derived from Peacekeeper missile hardware, all of which have been withdrawn from military service as a result of arms reduction treaties. The payload is the Space-Based Surveillance Satellite (SBSS). (Was delayed until resolution of a software problem.) http://www.socal-skylights.org/sky_vandenberg.html#20100708 20100708 Wed, 30 Aug 2010 00:40:00 PDT Delta 2 scheduled to orbit COSMO-SkyMed 4 -- Oct 29, 2010, time 7:21 PM to 7:34 PM COSMO-SkyMed 4 is a Mediterranean area observation satellite. http://www.socal-skylights.org/sky_vandenberg.html#201010xx 201010xx Wed, 03 Jun 2010 00:40:00 PDT A Taurus (commercial solid rocket) to orbit Earth observation payload -- Nov 22, 2010, 2:09 AM Payload is GLORY, an atmospheric studies satellite http://www.socal-skylights.org/sky_vandenberg.html#20101122 20101122 Wed, 17 Jun 2010 00:40:00 PDT